Police and other forces October 26 detained 66 suspected criminals in Karachi and in Punjab Province, Dunya TV reported.

Meanwhile, Pakistan has begun a feasibility study on the proposed Peshawar-Kabul Motorway, The Express Tribune reported October 27.

The National Highway Authority (NHA) received permission to hire consultants, an official said. The project is estimated to require three years and to cost Rs. 80 billion (US $763.6m), an official said.

Kabul requested the project during an August 2013 meeting of the two countries' foreign ministers, NHA spokesman Kashif Zaman said. The highway is expected to boost the countries' trade and to give Pakistan access to Central Asia.